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by Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Karen Kobayashi
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All Chapters 1 - 20
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,Table !!!of !!!Contents
• Chapter !!!1: !!!Aging !!!Today
• Chapter !!!2: !!!Theories !!!and !!!Methods
• Chapter !!!3: !!!Population !!!Aging
• Chapter !!!4: !!!Aging !!!and !!!Ethnicity
• Chapter !!!5: !!!Personal !!!Health !!!and !!!Wellness
• Chapter !!!6: !!!The !!!Psychology !!!of !!!Aging
• Chapter !!!7: !!!Healthcare
• Chapter !!!8: !!!Finances !!!and !!!Economics
• Chapter !!!9: !!!Retirement !!!and !!!Work
• Chapter !!!10: !!!Leisure, !!!Recreation, !!!and !!!Service
• Chapter !!!11: !!!Housing !!!and !!!Transportation
• Chapter !!!12: !!!Family !!!Life
• Chapter !!!13: !!!Social !!!Support !!!and !!!Caregiving
• Chapter !!!14: !!!Dying, !!!Death, !!!and !!!Bereavement
,CHAPTER !1:!AGING !TODAY
MULTIPLE !CHOICE
1. Which !!!of !!!the !!!following !!!is !!!given !!!in !!!the !!!text !!!as !!!a !!!reason !!!for !!!studying !!!aging?
a. to !!!help !!!oneself !!!live !!!the !!!best !!!old !!!age !!!possible
b. to !!!enable !!!people !!!to !!!avoid !!!or !!!reverse !!!the !!!effects !!!of !!!aging
c. to !!!enable !!!people !!!to !!!make !!!old !!!age !!!as !!!inexpensive !!!a !!!time !!!of !!!life !!!as !!!it !!!can !!!be
d. to !!!learn !!!how !!!to !!!work !!!with !!!elderly !!!clients
ANSWER: !!! ! ! ! D REF: !!! !!! !!!2-3 BLM: !!!REM
2. As !!!of !!!2011, !!!what !!!percentage !!!of !!!the !!!population !!!comprised !!!older
Canadians?a.
!!! ! ! ! 16.0%
b. !!! ! ! ! 15%
c. 9.1%
d. !!! !!! ! ! ! 6.8%
ANSWER: !!! ! ! ! B REF: !!! !!! !!!2 BLM: !!!REM
3. By !!!2036, !!!approximately !!!what !!!percentage !!!of !!!the !!!population !!!will !!!comprise !!!older
!!! Canadians !!!as !!!predicted !!!by ! ! ! Statistics !!!Canada?
a. 9%
b. 19
c. %
25
d. 34
%
%
ANSWER: !!! ! ! ! C REF: !!! !!! !!!2 BLM: !!!REM
4. As !!!society !!!ages, !!!what !!!will !!!change !!!in !!!the !!!Canadian !!!social !!!structure?
a. Poverty !!!will !!!increase !!!as !!!more !!!people !!!enter !!!old !!!age.
b. The !!!government !!!will !!!face !!!economic !!!crisis !!!as !!!pension !!!costs !!!rise.
c. The !!!mass !!!media !!!will !!!promote !!!ageism.
d. The !!!healthcare !!!system !!!will !!!add !!!programs !!!to !!!prevent !!!illness
before !!!it !!!occurs. !!! !!!ANSWER: !!! ! ! ! D
!!! REF: !!! !!! !!!2 BLM: !!!HO
5. Which !!!of !!!the !!!following !!!is !!!an !!!example !!!of !!!a !!!social !!!structure?
a. the !!!education !!!system
b. the !!!aging !!!process
c. the !!!government
d. the !!!police
ANSWER: !!! ! ! ! A REF: !!! !!! !!!2 BLM: !!!HO
6. What !!!effect !!!does !!!an !!!aging !!!society !!!have !!!on !!!the !!!Canadian !!!family?
a. an !!!increase !!!in !!!the !!!number !!!of !!!people !!!living !!!in !!!three- !!!and !!!four-generation !!!families
b. a !!!decrease !!!in !!!the !!!number !!!of !!!people !!!who !!!become !!!grandparents !!!during !!!their !!!lifetime
c. an !!!erosion !!!of !!!values !!!as !!!extended !!!family !!!structures !!!fragment
d. an !!!increase !!!in !!!financial !!!responsibility !!!placed !!!on !!!elder
!!! family !!!members !!! !!!ANSWER: !!! ! ! ! A REF: !!! !!! !!!2 BLM: !!!HO
, 7. How !!!will !!!the !!!healthcare !!!system !!!have !!!to !!!adapt !!!as !!!Canadian !!!society !!!ages?
a. by !!!decreasing !!!the !!!attention !!!given !!!to !!!chronic !!!ailments !!!such !!!as !!!diabetes !!!and !!!arthritis
b. by !!!favouring !!!the !!!treatment !!!of !!!more !!!acute !!!illnesses
c. by !!!changing !!!public !!!opinion !!!about !!!old !!!age
d. by !!!trying !!!to !!!prevent !!!illness !!!before !!!it
happens !!! !!!ANSWER: !!! ! ! ! D
!!! REF: !!! !!!
!!! 2 BLM: !!!HO
8. Dr. !!!Clarke !!!is !!!conducting !!!a !!!research !!!experiment !!!that !!!is !!!studying !!!the !!!process !!!of
!!! aging !!!among !!!older ! ! ! Canadians. !!!What !!!is !!!the !!!name !!!for !!!this !!!social !!!science?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER: !!! ! ! ! C REF: !!! !!! !!!2 BLM: !!!HO
9. What !!!are !!!the !!!two !!!points !!!of !!!view !!!that !!!gerontologists !!!use !!!to !!!study !!!aging?
a. economics !!!and !!!social !!!structures
b. the !!!family !!!and !!!the !!!education !!!system
c. bioethics !!!and !!!economics
d. the !!!individual !!!and !!!society
ANSWER: !!! ! ! ! D REF: !!! !!! !!!2 BLM: !!!REM
10. What !!!did !!!Unwin !!!and !!!colleagues’ !(2008) !!!research !!!find !!!out !!!about !!!perceptions !!!of !!!aging?
a. People !!!know !!!little !!!about !!!aging.
b. Old !!!age !!!is !!!seen !!!as !!!a !!!time !!!of !!!weakness !!!and !!!death.
c. Some !!!attitudes !!!towards !!!the !!!elderly !!!have !!!possibly !!!worsened.
d. Most !!!people’s !!!knowledge !!!about !!!older !!!people !!!is !!!based !!!on
myth !!!or !!!fear. !!! !!!ANSWER: !!! ! ! ! C
!!! REF:3 BLM: !!!REM
11. Your !!!uncle !!!Ken !!!has !!!just !!!retired !!!from !!!the !!!workforce, !!!and !!!he !!!needs !!!to !!!find !!!an !!!activity !!!that
will !!!keep !!!him !!!in ! ! ! touch !!!with !!!his !!!community. !!!According !!!to !!!recent !!!research !!!found !!!in
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!!!your !!!textbook, !!!which !!!of !!!the !!!following ! ! ! activities !!!would !!!be !!!a !!!beneficial !!!activity !!!for
!!!your !!!uncle?
a. reading !!!books !!!to !!!his !!!grandchildren
b. baking !!!cookies
c. working !!!in !!!his !!!woodshop
d. playing !!!cards !!!at !!!a !!!local !!!library
ANSWER: !!!D REF: !!!4 BLM: !!!HO
12. Which !!!of !!!the !!!following !!!accurately !!!describes !!!stereotypes?
a. They !!!prevent !!!discrimination !!!and !!!ageism.
b. They !!!force !!!people !!!to !!!confront !!!the !!!truth !!!about !!!the !!!elderly.
c. They !!!often !!!have !!!some !!!basis !!!in !!!reality.
d. They !!!exaggerate !!!and !!!distort !!!the !!!bad, !!!while !!!ignoring !!!the !!!good
qualities !!!of !!!a !!!group !!!of
!!! ! ! ! people.
ANSWER: !!! ! ! ! C REF: !!!5 BLM: !!!HO
13. Which !!!of !!!the !!!following !!!presents !!!a !!!negative !!!stereotype !!!of !!!aging?
a. an !!!elderly !!!84 !!!year-old !!!gentleman !!!who !!!plays !!!with !!!his !!!grandchildren